Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild

Monday, December 28, 2015, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–1 on Monday, December 28, 2015 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Detroit Red Wings	1	41-30-11
at Minnesota Wild	3	38-33-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	0	0	1	1
Minnesota Wild	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	11	7	11	29
Minnesota Wild	9	10	16	35

Three stars

D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
C. Coyle, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
P. Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:42	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (9)	Nino Niederreiter (9)	Even strength	DET 0, MIN 1
3rd	17:42	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (9)	Mathew Dumba (6), Zach Parise (10)	Power play	DET 0, MIN 2
3rd	18:03	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (4)	Justin Abdelkader (9), Brendan Smith (6)	Even strength	DET 1, MIN 2
3rd	18:56	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (10)	Zach Parise (11)	Even strength, Empty net	DET 1, MIN 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	29	35
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	9	15
Blocked shots	5	23
Giveaways	3	4
Takeaways	9	7
Faceoffs won	22/48 (45.8%)	26/48 (54.2%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	0	0		16:50
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	20:20
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:39
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	64.3%	15:25
Number 17 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	50%	19:14
Number 18 J. Andersson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:29
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:51
Number 26 T. Jurco	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:24
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	36.8%	20:10
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:21
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:30
Number 83 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	10:26
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:49
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:26
Number 25 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		22:45
Number 47 A. Marchenko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:16
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		24:07
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:56

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 P. Mrazek	34	32	2	.941	58:06	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	75%	15:50
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:41
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	2	1	41.2%	20:40
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	2	0		18:04
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:29
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:57
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	84.6%	11:39
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	0		13:37
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		14:00
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:58
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	14.3%	11:19
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	16:49
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		21:41
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	2	0		23:39
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:43
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	5	0		22:23
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:19
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	6	0		21:12

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:35	Detroit Red Wings	Justin Abdelkader	High sticking	2
1st	17:56	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon	Interference	2
2nd	19:44	Detroit Red Wings	Justin Abdelkader	Roughing	2
2nd	19:44	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Roughing	2
3rd	10:42	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:46	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Green	Interference	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Jeff Blashill
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Bryan Pancich
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Jonathan Ericsson, Eric Tangradi, Luke Glendening
Minnesota Wild scratches: Darcy Kuemper, Justin Fontaine

2015-2016 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 28, 2015
Minnesota Wild 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Apr 1, 2016

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Other NHL games on Monday, December 28, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 28, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 28, 2015
New York Rangers 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 28, 2015
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 28, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Dec 28, 2015

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